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Making Your Education Work for You - by Gordon W Green (Paperback)

Making Your Education Work for You - by  Gordon W Green (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Green delivers an inspiring, effective road map on how to become a successfulstudent and covers all the essential skills needed for success in both schooland the working world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In today's challenging economy, students need every advantage to compete effectively. <i>Making Your Education</i><i> Work For You</i> is a proven system, developed by Dr. Gordon Green, to help students realize their full academic potential and land the job of their dreams. Dr. Green's fool-proof system covers all of the essential skills needed for maximizing academic success and turning that success into a successful career. <i>Making Your Education Work for You</i> shows students how to: <p/>*Work with parents for success<br>*Maximize the academic experience<br>*Earn top grades<br>*Find educational assistance<br>*Engage in effective job planning<br>*Secure career success <p/>More than just a how-to, <i>Making Your Education Work For You</i> contains valuable information on how a good education leads to a good life, the value of getting good grades, setting goals, establishing contacts, gaining work experience and career planning. The appendices include suggested reading lists and other educational resources, and Dr. Green's own Academic Transcript, which proves his Straight-A system really works.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"No one-student or parent-who reads Chapter 1 will fail to read this whole book. And no student who reads Chapter 2 will fail to put the clear prescriptions that follow into action. This important book is a grabber. Be grabbed and have a good life!" --William P. Butz, President and CEO, Population Reference Bureau <p/>"Over the many years I have known Gordon Green I have seen him dedicate himself selflessly to helping young Americans of every race, creed, color, class. This has been of enormous service to the country he loves..." --Ben Wattenberg, Host, PBS's Think Tank, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and Hudson Institute, Washington D.C. <p/>"Boy, do I wish my kids (and I) had this book when they were in school and college. Fortunately, my grandkids now will... We've found that knowledgeable, practical guidance is vital to their success. Thank you, Gordon, for supplying it!" --Chester E. Finn, Jr., Ph.D. senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute <p/>"If every student and family read this book, our national dropout problem would disappear. It tells us why education is important, and more importantly, how to succeed within the system, no matter your starting point." --Indya Kincannon, chairperson of the Knox County Board of Education, Knoxville, TN <p/>"Gordon Green's Making Your Education Work for You should be required reading for parents and students alike...His handbook for learning is a joy to read, a call to arms, and an inspiration." --Frederick M. Hess, Ph.D. director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute <p/>"Gordon Green has written a book that every student and parent should read. Dispensing both common sense alongside expert insight, he offers invaluable guidance on everything from study tips to summer jobs. And all of it shared in jargon-free, readable prose chock-full of telling anecdotes..." --Frederick M. Hess, Ph.D. director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute <p/>"In his book, Gordon Green describes the crucial link between education and obtaining satisfying and economically rewarding work. Even more important for readers, however, is the encouragement he provides to both youth and their parents by describing an approach that will enable them to take full advantage of their opportunities to learn and to succeed." --Marvin Kosters, Ph.D. (University of Chicago), resident scholar emeritus and former director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and former senior economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers <p/>"As a student, realization of your dreams begins with the courses you take in school and the grades you receive. I used Dr. Green's study methods to realize my dreams of becoming a successful dentist, finishing first in my class in dental school, earning a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, and receiving the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in the process. I enthusiastically recommend his new book to my own children and to my patients, and I encourage the same for you to make your dreams become a reality!" --Dr. Robert Semco, D.M.D., M.S., <p/>"Years ago, I sat alone on the Rutgers University campus with a 1.9 grade point average, a copy of Gordon Green's book <i>Getting Straight A's, </i>and little else. Now, twenty-one years later, I can look at my diploma, which states that I graduated with highest honors. After reading his latest book, <i>Making Your Education Work for You</i>, I'm excited to share his ideas with my students and to put his proven methods to work in my daily life. Simply stated, Gordon Green's writing changed my life..." --Michael S. Casella, teacher at East Amwell Township School, Ringoes, NJ and featured columnist at BleacherReport.com</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>DR. GORDON W. GREEN has a Ph.D. in economics from The George Washington University. His dissertation titled Wage Differentials for Job Entrants, by Race and Sex received national attention, including a front page article in the <i>New York Times</i>. He was Chief of the Governments Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. DR. GREEN also served as chair of the National Forum on Education Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education. He later became Assistant Director of the Welfare Reform Academy at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and the University of Maryland Foundation, Inc. His works are widely published in government periodicals, magazines and professional journals. DR. GREEN lives with his wife in Fairfax Station, Virginia.</p>

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